Pesticides Banned: Farmers From Charente-Maritime Were Searched

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Environmental associations have been warning for years about cases of paediatric cancers and the presence of traces of pesticides in the organisms of children living on agricultural plots around La Rochelle. Complaints were lodged in 2025.

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Nearly ten farms were raided on Tuesday near La Rochelle (Charente-Maritime). The reason ? Suspicions of the use of banned pesticides, according to our colleagues

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The operation was launched at dawn. On March 31, at 6:45 a.m., around forty gendarmes raided about ten farms in the Aunis plain, in Charente-Maritime. According to the La Rochelle public prosecutor's office, contacted by Radio France's investigative unit, the objective was to identify traces of the use of banned pesticides. The case took a turn a year and a half ago. In this area where cereal fields stretch as far as the eye can see, (...) Read …

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REMY GABALDA / AFP Farms in Charente-Maritime were raided on Tuesday 31 March, suspected of using unauthorized pesticides in France. (Photo of an illustration taken at Villefranche-de-Lauragais.) After a long fight, parents and associations in the South-West won a first victory.A dozen farms in Charente-Maritime were raided on Tuesday 31 March in the morning, as part of an investigation into the... CLICK HERE TO READ THE SOURCE ARTICLE ON www.hu…

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Suspects of the use of pesticides banned in Charente-Maritime: a dozen farms were raided on Tuesday 31 March near La Rochelle, according to the Investigation Unit of Radio France. The investigation aims to shed light on potentially illegal practices.

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A dozen farms in Charente-Maritime were raided on Tuesday 31 March near La Rochelle, as part of an investigation into the use of banned pesticides, according to information from Radio France's investigation cell on Wednesday.